As part of
Operation Fallen Hero-Operation Bombardier, Houston area Federal, State, and
local law enforcement officials have joined forces in a series of
coordinated strikes against Mexican drug cartels and their associates who
operate across the United States. Operations in Central America, Colombia,
and Brazil are also ongoing. Law enforcement counterparts have mobilized to
increase pressure on these organizations at every level. This series of
operations illustrate the continued resolve and commitment to attack these
brutal Mexican cartels and trafficking associates with a unified front.
These efforts have proven successful as illustrated by seizures today in the
Houston area of approximately $750,000 in U.S. Currency, 322 pounds of
marijuana, 13 kilograms of cocaine, 37 weapons, 10 vehicles, and the arrest
of 33 individuals.

“The
valiant efforts of our combined law enforcement resources came to bear this
morning not by accident, but by necessity. The DEA, and all of our law
enforcement partners, will continue to aggressively disrupt and dismantle
the ruthless drug trafficking organizations and their partners in crime who
are operating on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border,” said Thomas
Hinojosa, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division, Drug
Enforcement Administration.

Recent
tragedies reiterate the need for all of law enforcement to address the
violent drug cartels in Mexico, their associates in the United States, and
other criminal elements we face. As we move forward with a unified effort
against the Mexican cartels, we do so with our law enforcement and
international partners beside us. Challenging the status quo and holding
the traffickers accountable has been a hallmark of President Calderon’s
government. Our counterparts on the front line in Mexico have shared in
these tragic sacrifices losing many dedicated officers in this fight.